Apparatus for filling receptacles with liquid.



0. WICKHAM.

APPARATUS FOR FILLING RECEPTACLES WITH LIQUID. APPLlCATlON FILED mac. so. 1913.

1,163,494. Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that, I, OLIVER WIoKI-IAM, a

subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Kya Lama, Chancery Lane, Newton, Singapore, Straits Settlements, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Apparatus for Filling Receptacles with Liquid, of which the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to improvements in apparatus for filling bottles, j are and other receptacles with'liquids and has for its Object to produce anrapparatus which shall be more simple in construction and more reliable in action'than those hitherto in use.

The essential featureof this inventionis the use in such an apparatus of a siphon having a single outlet or long leg and a double inlet or short leg each of said short legs or short leg members communicating with; a separate vessel or source of supply.

in carrying the invention into effect a reservoir or vessel which is adapted to contain the liquid with which the bottles or other receptacles are to be filled, has connected thereto a siphon having a double inlet or short leg and ,a single outlet or long leg, one of the shortlegs 0r inlet members (hereinafter termed the main short le being connected to the reservoir andthe other (hereinafterterm d the auxiliary short leg),

being connected with an auxiliary vessel,

means being provided betweenthe main short leg and the reservoir whereby siplionic action may be" started or induced in the siphon system. The aux1llaryvessel may be supplied from the main reservoir or it be connected with separate and independw entsource'ot supply, and it inayalso be provided witlrgmeans whereby the rate of flow thereinto of the liquidsupply maybe varied or adjusted, There is also provided means, which may be of well-known type, whereby the level of the liquid in the reservoir is kept constant. a a v i 1 i v In order that the invention may be clearly understood, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a partly diagrammatic sectional elevation of one form of apparatus made according to this invention, and, Fig. 2 is an elevationofa modifiedtorm of apparatus. i i 7 Referring to the drawings, indicates a tank or other suitable vessel containing the liquid with which thereceptacles are to be Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Dec. '2', 1915.

. Applicationfiled December 30, 1913. Serial No. 809,528.

filled, B is apipeconnecting the tanker with the source of supply, the entry ofthe liquid into the tank A being regulated and the level therein kept constant by means of the. float controlled valve device shown. Thisv valve arrangement consists of valve C connectedto a rod D hinged to the valve casing at E, its other end being connected with a float F the stem of which is suitably supported in guides G.

. Suitably mounted or supported in relation,

to the reservoir, is a siphon H, which is as shown, provided with a single exterior or longlegl anda'double interior or short leg comprising a. main short leg K and an auxiliary short leg L. The main short leg K is connected to the cylinder M of a singleacting pump, near one, end thereof, the cylinder being supported on the floor of the tank. The cylinder M is fitted with a piston N having a valve V of the t flap -type therein as shown, the said piston being adapted to be reciprocated therein by means oi a bell crank lever P P supported on a shaft Q carried in twobrackets the said bell crank lever P P being connected to the piston N. by a connecting l nk S, the other end of the bell crank lever being made longenough to project above the level of the liquid and having a handle T by means of which it canv be operated as hereinafter described. Means are provided for varying the length of stroke of.

the'piston, and this is accomplished in this.

instance by providinga stop piece U movable on theshai't Q, a lug being cast thereon which cooperates with a pin or rod U" carried in an extension of the brackets B. One. end of a .rod W is connected to the stop piece and the other end of the rod WV is con nected to a screwed piece X through which passes a bolt Y which is fixed in the handle T so that it is free to turn, but restrained from. moving in the direction of its axis as shown. The auxiliary short leg L of the siphon dips, into an auxiliary vessel Z mountedupon the, pumpcylinder N, this auxiliary vessel being provided with an aperture J ,"opening into the tank A, the said aperture J being provided with a screwy-down valve 2 controlled by a hand-wheel 3 which enables the areaof theaperture J to be varied at will. A suit able support 4; is provided beneath the long or ,outletleg l of the siphonfor the recep-, tacles 5 that are to be filled. In operation, the receptacles 5 are placed on the s'upportfl and the pump is operated by means of the handleT being pulled over i in the direction of the arrow, the piston N moving to the position N as shown in dotthe; legs I and K are both full of liquid,.

When"siphonic' action will commence, the liquid running from the long leg I into the receptacle 5. Directly the siphonic action has commenced in the main siphon I Kan additional siphonic or suction action will be induced or set up in the leg I dipping into the auxiliary vessel Z, so'that if the rate of ingression of the liquid to the auxiliary vessel Z through the opening'J be less than the rate of egress of the liquid through the auxiliary short leg L of the siphon, it will be readily understood that the level of the liquid in the vessel Z will fall, and will continue 'to fall'untilit falls below the end of the leg'Ii. When this occurs, air will immed'iately rushup the auxiliary short leg; and break the siphonic action in theymain' system I K and thus stop further supply of liquid to the receptacle 5; The handle T is then pushed forward again to its initialposition, when the cylinder M will fill with liquidthrough the valve Vand the auxiliary vessel willalso refill. The apparatus is. then in the starting POSltlOll again, and on the handle 'I being'again pulled, the "above mentioned cycle peat ed. Inthe thevalveV is dispensed with, the piston being'made solid, and openings'6 formed in the cylinder M at opposite sides thereof for the of operations will be 7 readmission of liquid from the tank A. It will be understood that in some cases one opening 6 may suflice. The leg K isialso connected with the cylinder M by the pipe 7' with reference to Fig. 1, the piston N will move forward, and at the first part of its travel cover the opening or openings 6, and as it moves forward still farther the liquid 7 infrontofthe piston will be forced through a the siphon-KI, after which the action of'the apparatus will be substantially the same as that described with reference to Fig. 1, with theexception that the siphon K I, which is,

in the apparatus as shown in Fig. 1, fed;

' through the valve V' in the piston, when the I so latter is at the end of its stroke, will be now;

fed through thebranch or by-pass pipe.7. It will be understood'that this' by-pass connection must be inoperative until the siphonic action has started, andjfor this purpose the. piston maybe made sufficiently thick to cover the end of thepipe Tcon modification illustratedin Fig. 2,.

Whennow the lever P is nected with the cylinder M until the siin Fig. 2 connected to the end wall of the cylinder M,which construction may in some cases be preferable to that shown in Fig, 1.

Instead of connecting the auxiliary vessel with the liquid in the reservoir, it may be connected with an independent source of supply, for the admixture of syrup, flavoring or'other liquid, where the apparatus is used for filling receptacles with beverages. The auxiliary vessel also, need not be situated inside the main reservoir but may be outside thereof or in any; convenient relation thereto.

Where it is requiredto fill a number of vessels simultaneously, or-consecutively, a

number of siphons may be provided and adapted to be supplied from the same or independent sources, or the apparatus maybe arranged to work in connection with suitable automatic or hand operated means, such as a revolving turntable, traveling bands'or the like for feeding the receptacles to theapparatus, these means being, if necessary, connected with thepump mechanism. "so (as reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir, and a siphon having a single long leg and two short legs,,one'of said short legs being supported within the main reservoir, and the other short leg being supported within the auxiliary reservoir, and'pump mechanism comprising a valved piston and cylinder with means for operating the piston, substantially as and for the purpose described; 2. Apparatus for filling receptacles with liquid comprising in combination a main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir situated" within the main reservoir, a siphon having a single long leg and two short legs, one of said short legs being supported'within the main reservoir and theother short leg being supported within the auxiliary reservoir,

and pump mechanism operatively connected with the reservoirs, substantially as and for the purpose described; I

3. Apparatus for filling receptacles with liquid comprising in combination a main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir situated within the main reservoir and communicat ing therewith, a siphon having a single long leg and two short'legs, one of said short legs beingsupported within the main reservoir andv the other short leg being supported within the auxiliary reservoir, and pump mechanism operatively connected with thereservoirs, substantially as ,and for thepur- POSB'ClESCllbQd.

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having a single long leg and two short legs, two liquid containing vessels, a connection between one short leg and one vessel, a connection between the other short leg and the other vessel, and mechanism operatively connected with one 01: said short legs for inducing siphon io action in the siphon, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. Apparafgis for filling receptacles with liquid comprising in combination, a siphon having a single long leg and two short legs, two liquid containing vessels, a connection between one short leg and one vessel, a mechanism operatively connected with said short leg and adapted to induce siphonic action in the siphon, a connection between the other short leg and the other vessel, and an adjustable mechanism connected with said other vessel, whereby the rateof flow of liquid therefrom through said siphon may be regulated, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. Apparatus forfilling receptacles with liquid, comprising in combination a main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir of smaller capacity than the main reservoir, a connection between the main reservoir and the auxiliary reservoir, a siphon having a single long leg and two short legs, a connection between one short leg and the main reservoir, a connection between the other short leg and the auxiliary reservoir, and a mechanism operatively connected with the shortleg in the main reservoir and adapted .to

induce siphonic action in the siphon, sub

stantially as and for the purpose described.

7. Apparatus for filling receptacles with liquid comprising in combination, a main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir of smaller capacity'than the main reservoir and situ ated within the main reservoir, a connection between the main reservoir and the'auxiliary reservoir, a siphon having a single long leg and two short legs, a connection between one short leg-and the main reservoir, a connection between the other short leg and the auxiliary reservoir, and a mechanism operatively connected with the short leg in the main reservoir and adapted to induce siphonic action in the siphon, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. Apparatus for filling receptacles with liquid comprising in combination, a main vessel, an auxiliary vessel of smaller capacity than the main vessel and situated within said main vessel, a connection between the main vessel and the auxiliary vessel, a siphon having a single long leg and two short legs, a connection between one short leg and the main vessel, a connection between the other short leg and the auxiliary vessel; a mechanism operatively connected with the short leg in the main vessel and adapted to induce siphonic action in the siphon, and an adjustable device connected with the auxiliary vessel and adapted to vary the rate of flow of liquid between the main vessel and the auxiliary vessel substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. Apparatus for filling receptacles with liquid, comprising in combination, a main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir of smaller capacity than the main reservoir and situated within the'main reservoir, a connection between the-main reservoir and the auxiliary reservoir, a feed device for supplying liquid to the main reservoir, float mechanism situated within the main reservoir and operative upon such feed device to maintain the liquid in the reservoirs at a constant level, a siphon having a single long leg and two short legs,

a connection between one short leg and the, vmain reservoir, a connectlon between the other short leg and the auxiliary reservoir, andta mechanism operatively connected with the short leg in the main reservoir and adapted to induce siphonic action in the siphon, substantially as and for the purpose described.

WV. CLIFTON SMITH, G. I. lVHIroRn.

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